C&C - Sword Art Online - "The Blue-Eyed Demon" [9/28]

LAST TIME: Kirito found himself dragged into a party with Asuna. After humiliating her bodyguard Kuradeel, Kirito finds the floor 74 boss room containing... THE GLEAM EYES.

THIS WEEK: Kirito and Asuna fight The Gleam Eyes. Also Klein and Lizzie (who wasn't originally in the book of this) are back.

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SOURCE OF ADAPTATION: Sword Art Online Vol. 01 Aincrad Chapters 9-12
Haruhi Order: Episode 9; Kyon Order: Episode 3 ("World of Swords" was originally a flashback that fit into the context of last week's episode.)
"To save a group of players and Asuna from a Boss character, Kirito is forced to play his trump card."

So for a series that should be about dealing with being stuck in a virtual reality with doom surrounding them, it's still filled with video game cliches.

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Yeah, this show is not known for being a satire on video game culture at all. If anything, .... well, let's just say stuff goes down later on that adds to a recently controversial topic in video game culture.